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| name = Times Union |
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| image = [[Image:Albany Times-Union.jpg|225px|border]] |
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| type = Daily [[newspaper]] |
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| format = [[Broadsheet]] |
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| motto = ''Since 1856<br>The information source for the Capital Region.'' |
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| foundation = 1856 (as ''Morning Times'') |
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| owners = [[Hearst Communications]] |
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| headquarters = 645 Albany Shaker Road<br />[[Colonie, New York|Colonie]], [[New York (state)|NY]]<br />[[United States]] |
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| editor = Casey Seiler |
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| publisher = [[George Randolph Hearst III]] |
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| circulation = 66,835 Daily<br />128,565 Sunday<ref name="eCirc">{{cite web|url=http://abcas3.accessabc.com/ecirc/newstitlesearchus.asp |title=eCirc Circulation Averages for 6 Months ending 3/31/2011 |publisher=Audit Bureau of Circulations |access-date=2011-10-04 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6FBtAYyh5 |archive-date=March 17, 2013 }}</ref> |
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| issn = 8756-5927 |
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| website = {{URL|http://www.timesunion.com/}}| |
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{{DISPLAYTITLE:''Times Union'' (Albany)}} |
{{DISPLAYTITLE:''Times Union'' (Albany)}} |
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The '''''Times Union''''' is an American daily [[newspaper]], serving the [[Capital District, New York|Capital Region]] of [[New York (state)|New York]]. Although the newspaper focuses on [[Albany, New York|Albany]] and its suburbs, it covers all parts of the four-county area, including the cities of [[Troy, New York|Troy]], [[Schenectady]] and [[Saratoga Springs]]. It is owned by [[Hearst Communications]]. The paper was founded in |
The '''''Times Union''''' is an American daily [[newspaper]], serving the [[Capital District, New York|Capital Region]] of [[New York (state)|New York]]. Although the newspaper focuses on [[Albany, New York|Albany]] and its suburbs, it covers all parts of the four-county area, including the cities of [[Troy, New York|Troy]], [[Schenectady]] and [[Saratoga Springs]]. It is owned by [[Hearst Communications]]. The paper was founded in 1856 as the ''Morning Times''<ref>{{Cite web|title=Albany Morning Times (Albany [N.Y.]) 1856-1861|url=https://www.loc.gov/item/sn84031244/|access-date=2021-03-05|website=Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA}}</ref>, becoming ''Times-Union'' by 1891,<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.nysl.nysed.gov/nysnp/101.htm |title= New York State Newspapers |publisher= New York State Library }}</ref> and was purchased by [[William Randolph Hearst]] in 1924.<ref name="Hearst profile">{{cite web|url=http://www.hearst.com/newspapers/property/news_daily_albany.html|title=Albany Times Union|publisher=Hearst Corporation|access-date=2006-10-27 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20061030071403/http://www.hearst.com/newspapers/property/news_daily_albany.html <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archive-date = 2006-10-30}}</ref> The sister paper ''[[Knickerbocker News]]'' merged with the ''Times Union'' in 1988. The newspaper has been online since 1996. |
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The editor of the ''Times Union'' is Casey Seiler, who has held the post since Feb. 1, 2020.<ref name="CaseySeilerbio">{{cite web|url=https://www.timesunion.com/business/article/Casey-Seiler-named-Times-Union-editor-14993136.php|title=Casey Seiler named Times Union editor|publisher=Hearst Corporation|access-date=2021-03-04}}</ref> He previously served as the paper's managing editor. George Hearst is the publisher. |
The editor of the ''Times Union'' is Casey Seiler, who has held the post since Feb. 1, 2020.<ref name="CaseySeilerbio">{{cite web|url=https://www.timesunion.com/business/article/Casey-Seiler-named-Times-Union-editor-14993136.php|title=Casey Seiler named Times Union editor|publisher=Hearst Corporation|access-date=2021-03-04}}</ref> He previously served as the paper's managing editor. George Hearst is the publisher. |
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| Since 1856 The information source for the Capital Region. | |
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| Type | Daily newspaper |
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| Format | Broadsheet |
| Owner(s) | Hearst Communications |
| Publisher | George Randolph Hearst III |
| Editor | Casey Seiler |
| Founded | 1856 (asMorning Times) |
| Headquarters | 645 Albany Shaker Road Colonie, NY United States |
| Circulation | 66,835 Daily 128,565 Sunday[1] |
| ISSN | 8756-5927 |
| Website | www |
The Times Union is an American daily newspaper, serving the Capital RegionofNew York. Although the newspaper focuses on Albany and its suburbs, it covers all parts of the four-county area, including the cities of Troy, Schenectady and Saratoga Springs. It is owned by Hearst Communications. The paper was founded in 1856 as the Morning Times[2], becoming Times-Union by 1891,[3] and was purchased by William Randolph Hearst in 1924.[4] The sister paper Knickerbocker News merged with the Times Union in 1988. The newspaper has been online since 1996.
The editor of the Times Union is Casey Seiler, who has held the post since Feb. 1, 2020.[5] He previously served as the paper's managing editor. George Hearst is the publisher.
The newspaper is printed in its Colonie headquarters by the Hearst Corporation's Capital Newspapers Division. The daily edition costs $2 and the Sunday/Thanksgiving Day edition costs $3. Home delivery prices are slightly lower.
The Times Union announced in May 2006 that it would pay $3.5 million over 10 years for the naming rights of the Pepsi Arena in downtown Albany. On January 1, 2007, the arena was renamed the Times Union Center.
In addition to the above, the Thursday edition contains:
In addition to the daily sections, the Sunday edition contains:
The Sunday paper also has numerous advertising circulars and coupon pages.
The Times Union's editorial board consists of:
